Category Archives: Israel & Middle East

“Many Jews have learned, through experience rather than theory, that anti-Semitic violence rarely arrives unannounced. It is preceded by permission structures: rhetorical shifts, moral reclassifications, and social exclusions that make the unthinkable discussable and the unacceptable defensible”

WHITE ROSE MAGAZINE History is not whispering Micha Danzig January 11, 2026 …Across centuries, Jews have served as a narrative shortcut—a way to collapse multiple anxieties into one personalized cause. Financial instability becomes Jewish manipulation. Cultural change becomes Jewish deception … Continue reading

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“What is unusual about the brief is its unusually high cross-state participation, indicating a strong belief in the perceived national importance of the case”

JPOST Half of US states file brief against AMP, NSJP for providing material support to Hamas on October 7 Mathilda Heller January 8, 2025 A coalition of 25 US states filed a legal brief (amici curiae) against American Muslims for … Continue reading

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“When asked about antisemitism on the right, Vance has insisted that figures like Tucker Carlson are unfairly maligned and that the Republican “big tent” does not have an antisemitism problem”

COMMENTARY The Palestine Firsters Eli Lake January 2026 …The cease-fire that [Ben] Rhodes wishes Biden had tacitly accepted would have allowed the terrorists to keep the hostages they stole and would have made sure the Middle East remained in the … Continue reading

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NJ Killing IHRA; “Murphy and other Democrats were reportedly concerned that support for the legislation would fuel primary campaigns against incumbents”

JEWISH INSIDER Gov. Phil Murphy killed New Jersey antisemitism legislation, sources say Marc Rod January 9, 2026 A high-profile New Jersey bill adopting the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of antisemitism is not expected to pass in the current … Continue reading

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“The Exodus story was a model of providential liberation and deliverance for Americans rebelling against Britain’s pharaonic royalty”

WALL STREET JOURNAL ‘Jewish Roots of American Liberty’Review: A Hebraic Revolution Rick Richman December 22, 2025 …The Hebrew Bible maintained an unrivaled authority in early America, says Daniel L.Dreisbach of American University. Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries the Bible … Continue reading

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“Communications networks go dark right after start of Tehran protests urged on by exiled crown prince; protesters chant ‘death to the dictator’ and ‘death to the Islamic Republic’”

TIMES OF ISRAEL Internet, phone lines cut across Iran as thousands rally in Tehran; death toll at 45 January 8, 2026 Thousands of people in Iran’s capital shouted from their homes and rallied in the street Thursday night after a … Continue reading

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“Hamas isn’t hiding its brutality. The hospitals of Al-Shifa, Al-Aqsa and Nasser are not simply medical centers. Hamas has repurposed Gaza’s main hospitals as interrogation sites, cages, gulags for perceived ‘dissidents'”

GATESTONE Trump’s Slow, Faltering ‘Peace’ Plan Enabling Hamas to Torture and Murder Palestinians Khaled Abu Toameh January 8, 2026 While the US and other countries are talking about the need to move to the second phase of President Donald J. … Continue reading

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“Without Israeli experience, technology, and collaboration, the U.S. will be less safe”

FREE PRESS The U.S. Needs Israeli Innovation for Our Defense Michael Doran December 23, 2025 …For decades, the U.S.–Israel partnership has delivered significant returns: providing the United States with world-leading defense innovation and access to intelligence from across the Middle … Continue reading

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Families of Bondi Beach massacre: “We need to know why clear warning signs were ignored, how antisemitic hatred and Islamic extremism were allowed to dangerously grow unchecked, and what changes must be made”

COMMENTARY The Question of Jewish Armed Self-Defense Seth Mandel January 6, 2026 In the wake of the Bondi Beach massacre, Hugh Hewitt asked me during a segment on his show whether I thought Jews should arm themselves. I responded that … Continue reading

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“If Mamdani’s bigotry and obsessive hate of Israel don’t seem to bother most New Yorkers and even many Jews, then it illustrates how prejudice has become mainstreamed”

JNS What normalizing antisemitism looks like Jonathan Tobin January 8, 2026 What does it look like when you normalize antisemitism rather than making it something that only exists on the margins of society? In the more than two years since … Continue reading

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